Journal of Physiotherapy

Article	Citations
Cover image and highlights	190
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study	95
Contents	51
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in th	47
Group-based pelvic floor muscle training is a more cost-effective approach to treat urinary incontinence in older women: economic analysis of a randomised trial	39
Prehabilitation sessions can be provided more frequently in a shortened regimen with similar or better efficacy in people with non-small cell lung cancer: a randomised trial	36
Clinimetrics: Clinical Frailty Scale	33
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events	31
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Physical therapist management of Parkinson disease	29
Critically appraised paper: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) improves bi-manual performance and gross motor function in pre-school children with unilateral c	28
Research Note: Re-examining the issue of false positives (statistical type 1 errors) in the era of big data and high-frequency health measurement technologies	27
Motor imagery priming improves activity and impairment outcomes in people after stroke but the effects of other types of priming are unclear: a systematic review	26
Supervised, individualised exercise reduces fatigue and improves strength and quality of life more than unsupervised home exercise in people with chronic Guillain-Barré syndrome: a randomised trial	26
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial	25
Reasons to become a volunteer rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)	24
Critically appraised paper: Intensive motor rehabilitation after stroke is more effective within the subacute than acute or chronic phase compared with standard rehabilitation	21
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive behavioural therapy with best-evidence pain management was not superior to best-evidence pain management alone for patients with chronic spinal pain and insomnia	21
Contents	20
Contents	19
Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic respiratory disease, telerehabilitation was equivalent to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation at improving exercise capacity but may not be for dys	19
Critically appraised paper: Corticosteroid injections combined with exercise therapy are superior to placebo injections and exercise therapy for Achilles tendinopathy symptoms	19
Title page	19
Critically appraised paper: Task-oriented exercise improved disability, pain and quality of life compared with general physiotherapy for surgically treated proximal humeral fractures [commentary]	19
Clinimetrics: The Central Sensitisation Inventory: a useful screening tool for clinicians, but not the gold standard	18
Physiotherapy management of pleural effusion	18

Clinimetrics: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 questionnaire	17
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early intervention for children aged 0 to 2 years with or at high risk of cerebral palsy: International clinical practice guideline based on systematic review	17
No prognostic model for people with recent-onset low back pain has yet been demonstrated to be suitable for use in clinical practice: a systematic review	16
Critically appraised paper: In adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, long-term pulmonary rehabilitation did not improve 6-minute walk distance, but improved endurance time compared with usual car	16
Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnoea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions: a systematic review	15
Critically appraised paper: In-bed cycle ergometry in mechanically ventilated patients is safe but does not improve physical function after intensive care discharge [synopsis]	15
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board	15
Degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking vary with component tasks in people after stroke: a systematic review	14
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults [commentary]	14
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke	14
Research Note: Evaluating risk of bias in randomised controlled trials	13
Sex and gender in physiotherapy research	13
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity resistance training is not superior to low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis [commentary]	12
Critically appraised paper: Fall prevention program delivered electronically to community-dwelling older people can reduce fall rate over 24 months [commentary]	11
Critically appraised paper: A task-specific sit-to-stand training program for children with cerebral palsy improves mobility and self-care function [synopsis]	11
Critically appraised paper: For women at high risk of breast cancer-related lymphoedema, prophylactic compression sleeve usage reduces and delays occurrence of arm swelling [commentary]	11
Journal publication information	10
Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient data	10
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is an effective method for enhancing walking capacity in patients with chronic stroke	10
Education plus exercise for persistent gluteal tendinopathy improves quality of life and is cost-effective compared with corticosteroid injection and wait and see: economic evaluation of a randomised	10
Advice and education for spinal pain	9
Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic review	9
Response to Nam et al	8
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management	8
Journal publication information	8
Critically appraised paper: Implicit motor learning is not superior to explicit motor learning for improving gait speed in chronic stroke [synopsis]	8
Correspondence: Re Dr Vrieze et al	8
Respiratory physiotherapy interventions focused on exercise training and enhancing physical activity levels in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are likely to be cost-effective: a syst	8
Correspondence: Response to Vaughan-Graham et al	8
Clinimetrics: The International Prostate Symptom Score	8
Towards responsible use of artificial intelligence in daily practice: what do physiotherapists need to know, consider and do?	8
Critically appraised papers: Manual therapy may improve passive cervical range of motion, symmetric head posture and reduce sternocleidomastoid tumour thickness in infants and young children with cong	7
Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale	7
An international core capability framework for physiotherapists delivering telephone-based care	7
Clinimetrics: Keele STarT MSK tool	7
Physiotherapy management of blood cancers	7
Bobath therapy is inferior to task-specific training and not superior to other interventions in improving arm activity and arm strength outcomes after stroke: a systematic review	6
Critically appraised paper: In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency dep	6
Critically appraised paper: Dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation leads to superior and sustained improvements in balance compared with core stabilisation in patients with multiple sclerosis [commentary	6
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training after stroke improves some aspects of physical function, but benefits are not sustained [commentary]	6
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guideline for myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrom	6
Contents	6
Paper of the Year 2024	6
Normal gait speed varies by age and sex but not by geographical region: a systematic review	6
Advanced practice physiotherapists can diagnose and triage patients with musculoskeletal disorders while providing effective care: a systematic review	6
Journal publication information	6
Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?	6
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment After Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury	5
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Achilles, pain, stiffness and muscle power deficits: mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy revision – 2024	5
Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therap	5

Journal publication information	5
Critically appraised paper: Balance training and cognitive-behavioural therapy are most promising for reducing fatigue severity in people with multiple sclerosis	5
Exploring the mediators of the BOOST intervention on walking disability at 12 months: a causal mediation analysis	5
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement [commentary	4
Correspondence: Response to Rafat et al	4
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [synopsis]	4
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [commentary]	4
Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo	4
Clinimetrics: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Clinical Practice	4
Critically appraised paper: Respiratory waveform analysis guides settings for effective mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	4
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults With Hip Fracture	4
Pelvic floor muscle function differs between supine and standing positions in women with stress urinary incontinence: an experimental crossover study	3
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [synopsis]	3
Recent highlights and uncertainties in exercise management of knee osteoarthritis	3
Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy	3
Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy without increasing the diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised trial	3
Physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries: an update	3
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain	3
Correspondence: Response to Bourgeois	3
Perioperative physiotherapy	3
Students experienced near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education as valuable and engaging: a mixed methods study	3
Clinimetrics: The Victorian Institute of Sport Questionnaire - gluteal tendinopathy (VISA-G)	2
The untapped role of physiotherapists in suicide prevention	2
Physiotherapy management of bronchiectasis in adults	2
Pelvic floor muscle training by competitive rhythmic gymnasts at regular training sessions did not reduce urinary incontinence: a cluster-randomised trial	2
Health coaching improves physical activity, disability and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review	2
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	2
Clinimetrics: Assessment of generalised joint hypermobility: the Beighton score	2
How to facilitate mainstream media coverage of physiotherapy research	2
Using behavioural economics to improve adherence to home exercise programs	2
Critically appraised paper: In adults with multiple sclerosis, improvements in physical capacity following aerobic or resistance training did not translate to improved physical function compared with	2
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	2
Stroke rehabilitation	2
Clinimetrics: The Breathing Pattern Assessment Tool	2
Correspondence: Response to Bonnevie et al	2
Clinimetrics: The vertical single leg hop test	2
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy produces sustained improvements in chronic, disabling low back pain	2
Women’s health	2
Remotely delivered physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions is cost saving for the health system and patients: economic evaluation of the REFORM randomised trial	2
Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomised trials	2
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement	2
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [commentary]	2
Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic respiratory disease, telerehabilitation was equivalent to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation at improving exercise capacity but may not be for dys	2
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [synopsis]	2
Research Note: Interpreting confidence intervals	1
Critically appraised paper: In adolescents with moderate-grade idiopathic scoliosis, nighttime bracing with self-mediated physical activity prevented Cobb angle progression [commentary]	1
Prophylactic non-invasive positive pressure ventilation reduces complications and length of hospital stay after invasive thoracic procedures: a systematic review	1
Critically appraised paper: In young children with cerebral palsy, intensive child-initiated mobility training with variability and error is as effective as conventional therapist-directed training fo	1
Clinimetrics: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue)	1
Clinimetrics: The Physical Function in ICU test-scored	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pregnancy Care	1
Clinimetrics: Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)	1
Critically appraised paper: Additional, mechanised upper limb self-rehabilitation in patients with subacute stroke is not more effective than basic stretching and active exercises in reducing upper li	1
Cardiac conditions	1
Innovative physiotherapy clinical education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a clinical research placement model	1
Cover image and highlights	1
Readers’ Choice Award	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management	1
Clinimetrics: The Prechtl General Movements Assessment	1
Massage, laser and shockwave therapy improve pain and scar pruritus after burns: a systematic review	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults with persistent dyspnoea following pulmonary embolism, an exercise-based rehabilitation program improved exercise capacity and quality of life compared with usual	1
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	1
Lower limb sports injuries	1
Title page	1
Ensuring a fit-for-purpose resource for consumers, clinicians and health services: the updated Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard	1
Aims and Scope/Editorial Board	1
Home-based exercises are as effective as equivalent doses of centre-based exercises for improving walking speed and balance after stroke: a systematic review	1
Some conservative interventions are more effective than others for people with chronic non-specific neck pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	1
The 6-minute stepper test and the sit-to-stand test predict complications after major pulmonary resection via minimally invasive surgery: a prospective inception cohort study	1
Title page	1
Real-time video telerehabilitation shows comparable satisfaction and similar or better attendance and adherence compared with in-person physiotherapy: a systematic review	1
Correspondence: Response to Kranenburg et al	1
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults	1
Journal publication information	1
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain [commentary]	1
Physiotherapy management of patellofemoral pain in adolescents	1
Research Note: Deriving latent trajectories in health research	1
Critically appraised paper: In people with persistent instability after ACL injury, surgical reconstruction is more effective and cost-effective than non-surgical rehabilitation	1
Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a six-week behaviour change intervention was not superior to a sham intervention at reducing time spent in sedentary b	1
Physiotherapy management of interstitial lung disease	1

Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting and beyond: an update to clinical practice recommendations	1
Critically appraised paper: An internet intervention with or without telephone support in primary care is not superior to usual care for low back pain [commentary]	1
Some types of exercise interventions are more effective than others in people with coronary heart disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: 2018	1
Critically appraised paper: In children with overweight or obesity, an aerobic plus resistance exercise program improved cardiometabolic but not mental health [Commentary]	1
Physiotherapy management of breast cancer treatment-related sequelae	1
Delivering constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke rehabilitation requires informed stakeholders, sufficient resources and organisational buy-in: a mixed-methods systematic review	1
Critically appraised paper: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) improves bimanual performance and gross motor function in pre-school children with unilateral ce	1
Correspondence: Recovery period should not be overlooked when considering the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess exertional desaturation in people with chronic respiratory disease	0
Journal publication information	0
Call for applications: Journal of Physiotherapy Scientific Editor	0
Research Note: Economic evaluations in physiotherapy	0
Sex, gender and pain: beyond false binaries	0
Critically appraised paper: In children with overweight or obesity, an aerobic plus resistance exercise program improved cardiometabolic but not mental health [synopsis]	0
Invited commentary on: Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manip	0
Clinimetrics: The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)	0
Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study	0
Respiratory conditions	0
Critically appraised paper: Modified constraint-induced movement therapy is probably the most effective non-conventional upper limb intervention post-stroke [commentary]	0
Research Note: Treatment effect moderators	0
Knee osteoarthritis	0
Critically appraised paper: Exercise is safe, clinically effective and cost-effective compared to usual care after non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery	0
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [Commentary]	0
Research Note: Non-inferiority trials	0
In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency department presentations compar	0
Critically appraised paper: An intervention to reduce household recreational screen media usage improves physical activity in children	0
Cover image and highlights	0
High-velocity power training has similar effects to traditional resistance training for functional performance in older adults: a systematic review	0
Aims and Scope/Editorial Board	0
Clinimetrics: Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12)	0
Interventions with a clear focus on achieving behaviour change are important for maintaining training-related gains in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review	0
External validation and updating of prognostic models for predicting recovery of disability in people with (sub)acute neck pain was successful: broad external validation in a new prospective cohort	0
Diagnostic labels and advice for rotator cuff disease influence perceived need for shoulder surgery: an online randomised experiment	0
Critically appraised paper: In young children with cerebral palsy, intensive child-initiated mobility training with variability and error is as effective as conventional therapist-directed training fo	0
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is not superior to moderate intensity training in people with multiple sclerosis [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: Progressive exercise is not superior to best practice advice, and steroid injection is not superior to no injection, for rotator cuff disorders [synopsis]	0
Readers’ Choice Award	0
Critically appraised paper: For women at risk of breast cancer-related lymphoedema, prophylactic compression sleeve usage reduces and delays arm swelling	0
Correspondence: Re: Dorsch et al	0
Surrogate endpoints in randomised trials of physiotherapy interventions: the SPIRIT and CONSORT extension checklists for better reporting	0
An international core capability framework for physiotherapists to deliver quality care via videoconferencing: a Delphi study	0
Critically appraised paper: In people reporting dyspnoea following COVID-19 hospitalisation, additional telerehabilitation is more effective at improving exercise capacity, muscle strength and the phy	0
Correspondence re Essam El-Sayed Felaya et al	0
Critically appraised paper: An individualised, progressive walking and education intervention reduces the risk of low back pain recurrence [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: Stable supportive shoes improved knee pain more than flat flexible shoes in people with moderate to severe radiographic medial knee osteoarthritis [synopsis]	0
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board	0
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke [commentary]	0
A comprehensive exercise program improves foot alignment in people with flexible flat foot: a randomised trial	0
Critically appraised paper: Early surgery is not superior to exercise and education with the option of later surgery for meniscal tears in young adults	0
The smallest worthwhile effect of surgery versus non-surgical treatments for sciatica: a benefit-harm trade-off study	0
Critically appraised paper: Neck-specific exercise with internet support for chronic whiplash-associated disorders is noninferior to neck-specific exercise at a physiotherapy clinic [synopsis]	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Mulligan manual therapy added to exercise improves headache frequency, intensity and disability more than exercise alone in people with cervicogenic headache: a randomised trial	0
Critically appraised paper: Implicit motor learning is not superior to explicit motor learning for improving gait speed in chronic stroke [commentary]	0
Some types of exercise are more effective than others in people with chronic low back pain: a network meta-analysis	0
Critically appraised paper: An intervention to reduce household recreational screen media usage improves physical activity in children [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: In people reporting dyspnoea following COVID-19 hospitalisation, additional telerehabilitation is more effective at improving exercise capacity, muscle strength and the phy	0
Critically appraised paper: Online education improves physiotherapists’ confidence and competence with mechanical insufflation-exsufflation [commentary]	0
Physiotherapy for surgical patients	0
Statistical inference through estimation: recommendations from the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors	0
Research Note: Patient and public involvement in research	0
Clinimetrics: The Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale	0
Critically appraised paper: Once-weekly semaglutide in people with obesity and knee osteoarthritis [synopsis]	0
Critically appraised paper: A self-directed, web-based exercise and physical activity program supported with text messages improves knee pain and function for people with knee osteoarthritis [synopsis	0
Critically appraised paper: In people with advanced lung cancer, aerobic exercise and tai chi improve sleep quality, depression and exercise capacity compared with physical activity advice	0
Pelvic health	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: International Consensus Statement on the diagnosis, multidisciplinary management and lifelong care of individuals with achondroplasia	0
Peer support to improve recovery after critical care for COVID-19	0
Critically appraised paper: Physiotherapy-led overground gait training using a wearable robot may enhance gross motor function for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy [commentary]	0
Clinimetrics: Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4)	0
An e-learning program improves low back pain beliefs of physiotherapists: a randomised trial	0
Neurological conditions	0
Strength training with electrical stimulation has no or little effect on the very weak muscles of patients with spinal cord injury: a randomised trial	0
Critically appraised paper: Graded sensorimotor retraining is superior to sham treatment on pain intensity for chronic low back pain [Commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: An educational program increases habitual physical activity and self-efficacy for physical activity in people with coronary artery disease [commentary]	0
Paper of the Year 2022	0
Walking training with auditory cueing improves walking speed more than walking training alone in ambulatory people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review	0
In trials of physiotherapy for chronic low back pain, clinical relevance is rarely interpreted, with great heterogeneity in the frameworks and thresholds used: a meta-research study	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Role of Physical Therapists in the Management of Individuals at Risk for or Diagnosed With Venous Thromboembolism: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline	0
Critically appraised paper: In overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, the addition of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs to online education improves pain and function	0
Critically appraised paper: In overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, the addition of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs to online education improves pain and function [com	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Correspondence: Re: Satpute et al	0
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	0
Critically appraised paper: Stable supportive shoes improved knee pain more than flat flexible shoes in people with moderate to severe radiographic medial knee osteoarthritis [commentary]	0
The Transmural Trauma Care Model can be implemented well but some barriers and facilitators should be considered during implementation: a mixed methods study	0
Title page	0
Twelve weeks of water-based circuit training exercise improves fitness, body fat and leg strength in people with stable coronary heart disease: a randomised trial	0
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	0
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events [commentary]	0
Clinimetrics: The Cumulated Ambulation Score	0
Clinimetrics: Core Outcome Set for trials with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19-COS)	0
Clinician experiences in providing reassurance for patients with low back pain in primary care: a qualitative study	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: International clinical practice recommendations on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention and psychosocial aspects of developmental coordination	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Australian Clinical Guideline for Physical Rehabilitation and Mobilisation in Adult Intensive Care Units: 2023	0